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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Pedestrian and cyclist numbers soar in Stoke Newington Church Street after traffic restrictions introduced

One thousand extra pedestrians are walking in Stoke Newington Church Street every day - thanks to new traffic restrictions that have seen the number of cars using the road fall by 60%.

A bus gate was installed under an experimental traffic order last September, to reduce the number of cars using the trendy Hackney high street and surrounding area between 7am and 7pm.

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